2025

NPR | “This virus seems like it's no longer a problem. It's still a threat”


NPR interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the dangers of mpox.

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NPR interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the dangers of mpox, which has been found to be actively spreading in 24 African countries, up from 13 a year ago.

"Diseases we ignore abroad can quickly land on our doorstep," Rimoin said. "We've been lucky so far. I don't know how long our luck will hold out."

Read and listen to the NPR report.